Huawei Kirin XE90 vs Intel Processor U300
—Single-core52.1
—Multi-core27.3
—Efficiencyspec-based75.3
—iGPU36.9
—Platformspec-based42.7
1 spec wins — Huawei Kirin XE901 spec wins — Intel Processor U300
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Huawei Kirin XE90 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin XE90
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
Reasons to pick the Intel Processor U300
- 175% higher Max TDP: 55 W vs 20 W
General
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Processor U300 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2023 |
| Process | — | 10 nm |
| Base TDP | — | 15 W |
| Max TDP | 20 W | 55 W+175% |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Processor U300 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | — | 5 |
| Performance cores | — | 1 |
| Efficiency cores | — | 4 |
| Threads | — | 6 |
| Base clock | — | 1.2 GHz |
| Boost clock | — | 4.4 GHz |
| L3 cache | — | 8 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Processor U300 |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | — | Intel UHD Graphics (48 EU) |
| iGPU clock | — | 1,100 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Processor U300 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | — | DDR5-5200 / LPDDR5/X-5200 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267 |
| Max memory | — | 96 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Huawei Kirin XE90 | Intel Processor U300 |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 2,041Bottom 18% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 4,369Bottom 5% |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | — | 1,616Bottom 37% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | — | 4,905Bottom 11% |
| PassMark | — | 8,758Bottom 12% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | — | 643Bottom 22% |
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